Crisis and Opportunity: Making Media Connections Conference

June 12, 2009 in Citizen Journalism, Nonprofit Management, Real Life Networking, Social Change, Social Networking

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I had a fantastic day volunteering at the Making Media Connections conference.  Chicago is the epicenter of civically engaged journalists, techies, and media activists. The world of journalism is experiencing tectonic shifts, being impacted by the recession and trends in technology and social media, and the presentations at the conference was all about how this professional [...]

Making Media Connections: The New News

June 10, 2009 in Citizen Journalism, Information Technology, Real Life Networking, Social Change

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Last night NetSquared Chicago had a special Net Tuesday event to kick off the Making Media Connections conference hosted by Community Media Workshop. This should be a great event that addresses the incredible and fast-moving changes in the world of journalism. While this event has obvious appeal to people in the field of journalism [...]